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Opinion: Vote yes on Fixing Our Streets

Despite Record-High Traffic Crash Deaths, PBOT Leaders Say Vision Zero Is Working

Nearly 10 years ago, the city of Portland first committed to a Vision Zero plan, setting a goal to eliminate all traffic crash fatalities and serious injuries on Portland’s streets by 2025. That year, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) reported 35 traffic crash deaths in Portland. City officials said at the time they didn’t take the rising traffic crash death toll lightly, and were strongly dedicated to the Vision Zero goals. It’s now 2024,...

How an Ambitious Initiative to Repair Portland's Infrastructure Faltered

Trees to tame heat, medians to tame drivers, and wider sidewalks star in latest 82nd Ave plans

In letter to officials, advocates call for new crash committee, protected bus stops, and more

New committee would break down existing siloes to help solve traffic safety puzzle.

Pete Buttigieg's Tour of 82nd Avenue Underscores Opportunities, Ultimatums For One of Portland's Busiest Corridors

East Portland boosters and transportation advocates celebrated when 82nd Avenue was transferred to the city of Portland last year. The move enabled work to begin on a plan to turn the major arterial into a "civic corridor" complete with improved transit service, active transportation access, housing development, and landscaping. The idea? Fix longstanding safety issues while rebalancing long-standing equity gaps that have left east Portlanders with less shade, hotter summers, and less access to frequent,...

'Rethinking 82nd Ave' to 'unlock its potential' in Portland

A year after it was transferred from the state to the City of Portland, 82nd Avenue is getting major upgrades, but the Portland Bureau of Transportation is also looking to get the input of the community who lives along the corridor.

Opinion: Funding for I-5 bridge replacement must move forward

Legislators must come together to pass a budget bill that includes $250 million in funding for an I-5 bridge to replace the current crossing, write Indi Namkoong, Brett Morgan and Zachary Lauritzen of the Just Crossing Alliance. But Oregonians should also remain focused on the core principles that should anchor the project.

School bus driver shortage leads to proposal: pay staff to walk kids to school

Unsafe street crossings and a shortage of school bus drivers are prompting new ideas.

Portland Police Bureau to reinstate traffic division

Chief Chuck Lovell announced that he is bringing back the traffic detail. Officers will be in high-crash areas of the city, looking for dangerous driving behaviors.